WWII - 1944, European Shuttle Bombing: Operation Frantic. Jun44
MS Ambassador Averell Harriman being greeted by Russian dignitaries at airport.
16:50:56 Animated drawing of location of 8th USAAF Base in England & 15th USAAF Base in Italy.
16:51:07 Montage: MLS pan right, four B-17's parked in Italy. MS & CU's 15th AF bomber crew briefing, MCU Major General Twining, Commanding General of 15th AF SOF to men re “...your conduct while at these Russian bases, be soldierly & neat at all times; the Russians are fine soldiers who appreciate results, & ones that do not understand big talk...” MCU's of B-17 engines starting; B-17G's taxiing, taking off. MCU 3-star Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, Commanding General, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. Pan right, B-17G taking off w/ CU landing gear leaving runway. MS to MCU of a B-17E taking off. MS to ECU pan right of B-17G after takeoff.
16:52:31 Formation of B-17's overhead.
16:52:36 LS's & MS's of P-38 fighter escort taking off; in flight. Low angle, B-17s & P-38 escorts in flight.
16:53:02 Animated intro shot, 8th Air Force in England.
16:53:09 Night, early morning 21Jun44 crews, B-17 taking off & in flight, Titanic II. Planes overhead; P-51 escorts taking off in pairs & in flight. B-17s & fighter planes overhead.
16:53:59 Animation of Operation Titanic showing bombs dropping on Ruhland oil fields & planes proceeding to Russian bases.
16:54:08 Formations of B-17s in flight.
16:54:26 CU navigator’s hands over map, checks watch. CUs & MSs of individual crew members in B-17s. MSs & MLSs of formation of B-17s & P-51 fighters inserted at intervals.
16:56:08 MSs & MCUs of Russian troops & officers looking up; waving. Intercut w/ planes.
16:57:01 MCU 2-star Major General Robert Walsh, U.S. Commander of the American Bases in Russia, w/ Russian General Priminov (sp?). Walsh & USSR officers looking up at planes overhead. CUs individual shots of a pilot, co-pilot and gunner in aircraft compartments. Formation B-17's in flight.
16:57:17 Montage: Low over rows of American tents; B-17 gunner; parked B-17s; ground crews watching planes; landing past ruins at Poltava, Ukraine .
WW2; Lend-Lease; Shuttle Bombing;
NOTE: GOOD quality & subject matter, w/ good sound.
NOTE: Operation Titanic also known as Operation Frantic.
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WWII - 1944, European Shuttle Bombing: Operation Frantic. Jun44 MS Ambassador Averell Harriman being greeted by Russian dignitaries at airport. 16:50:56 Animated drawing of location of 8th USAAF Base in England & 15th USAAF Base in Italy. 16:51:07 Montage: MLS pan right, four B-17's parked in Italy. MS & CU's 15th AF bomber crew briefing, MCU Major General Twining, Commanding General of 15th AF SOF to men re “...your conduct while at these Russian bases, be soldierly & neat at all times; the Russians are fine soldiers who appreciate results, & ones that do not understand big talk...” MCU's of B-17 engines starting; B-17G's taxiing, taking off. MCU 3-star Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, Commanding General, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. Pan right, B-17G taking off w/ CU landing gear leaving runway. MS to MCU of a B-17E taking off. MS to ECU pan right of B-17G after takeoff. 16:52:31 Formation of B-17's overhead. 16:52:36 LS's & MS's of P-38 fighter escort taking off; in flight. Low angle, B-17s & P-38 escorts in flight. 16:53:02 Animated intro shot, 8th Air Force in England. 16:53:09 Night, early morning 21Jun44 crews, B-17 taking off & in flight, Titanic II. Planes overhead; P-51 escorts taking off in pairs & in flight. B-17s & fighter planes overhead. 16:53:59 Animation of Operation Titanic showing bombs dropping on Ruhland oil fields & planes proceeding to Russian bases. 16:54:08 Formations of B-17s in flight. 16:54:26 CU navigator’s hands over map, checks watch. CUs & MSs of individual crew members in B-17s. MSs & MLSs of formation of B-17s & P-51 fighters inserted at intervals. 16:56:08 MSs & MCUs of Russian troops & officers looking up; waving. Intercut w/ planes. 16:57:01 MCU 2-star Major General Robert Walsh, U.S. Commander of the American Bases in Russia, w/ Russian General Priminov (sp?). Walsh & USSR officers looking up at planes overhead. CUs individual shots of a pilot, co-pilot and gunner in aircraft compartments. Formation B-17's in flight. 16:57:17 Montage: Low over rows of American tents; B-17 gunner; parked B-17s; ground crews watching planes; landing past ruins at Poltava, Ukraine . WW2; Lend-Lease; Shuttle Bombing; NOTE: GOOD quality & subject matter, w/ good sound. NOTE: Operation Titanic also known as Operation Frantic.